Faust. The illusions of Dr. Faustino. A set of 2 books. Goethe I.V., Valera H.

The set consists of 2 books: “Faust” and “The Illusions of Dr. Faustino”

the legend of the scientist Johann Faustus, who sold the soul to Mephistopheles in exchange for his promise to discover the secrets of the universe, show the abyss of hell and paradise To enrich new knowledge, has long excited human imagination. So Dr. Faust, who generously attributed all kinds of miracles, became the hero of the German people. The great criminal was a character in theatrical performances, many authors turned to his image, but it was under Getho's pen this story that became one of the true peaks of world literature. Goethe “Faust” sets riddles, and more than one generation of readers is trying to solve them.

in the translation of B. Pasternak.

The very title of the novel - “The illusion of Dr. Faustino” - refers to Goethe’s famous Faust hints at “lost illusions” in the works of Balzac and Flaubert. But Dr. Faustino is rather a Faust in miniature. The character of Juan Valera is not endowed with outstanding abilities, the devil does not visit him and does not offer him immortality. Don Faustino Lopez de Mendos - impoverished an aristocrat, which is mastered by destructive illusions. He graduates from the university, receives the title of a doctor and tries to find application in life. It seems to him that it is only worth moving to Madrid, as he will immediately become an outstanding philosopher, poet or politician.

At the same time, Dr. Faustino strives for perfect love, for which he is ready to sell his soul to the devil. Don Faustino is looking for her in the image of the cousin of Constance, the daughter of a notary of the grove and an eternal friend - a mysterious stranger who is invisibly following him. Juan Valera destroys the principles of romanticism and allows the ideal to be realized. Here are just illusions to smash to smithereens, and without them perfect love fades.